Courier Dispatch

Magazines Received

By Dick Bryant

Arquebusier is the journal of the Pike and Shot society. In 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 format, it has the center pages in color. In this issue, they are used to illustrate an Austrian infantry flag from 1691, and supporting material. This is accompanied by an account of the process of restoring the flag and determining its history. There is an article on using Warfare in the Age of Discovery to refight Leffighe, with an analysis of the kinds of battles for which the rules are best suited. There are also articles on the “shrympe,” a lightweight gun mounting, the organization and administration of the 15th Century Condotierre, heavy guns in the early Renaissance, reviews, notes, and queries. 44 pp. While membership information is not included in this issue, the postal sales organizer can be reached at 72 Shepard’s Lane, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 9SW, United Kingdom, or the editor at neil.rennoldson@virgin.net.

Lone Warrior is published by the Solo Wargamers Association, and devoted to gaming alone. Issue 135 is packed full of rules (a 24 page set of campaign rules for Ancients), and ideas (WWI German infiltration tactics, medieval ambushes), solo scenarios (WWII building clearance), and letters. 46 pp. 1707 Ridge Rd, Leavenworth, KS 66048. $20 / 4 issues.

Miniature Wargames is a full-color glossy from the UK filled with beautiful photographs of figures on the table that increase in sophistication with each issue, featuring backgrounds, added smoke, pinhole lenses and digital reworking. Issue 220 has a large feature on the upcoming Colors convention, but starts with a WWI game based on part of the battle of the Ancre (1916) using Over the Top, describing how the terrain was made, and the rules implemented. There are history pieces on Cosseria (1796), Summerdale (1529), Minden (1759), and the Polish Insurrection of 1831, plus scenarios for East Prussia (1944) and modern air conflict over the Formosa Straits, along with reviews, editorials, and letters. Available in the US from Wargames Inc, B0x 278, Route 40 East, Triadelphia, WV 26059-0278, tel: (304) 547-0000,

HMGS East Newsletter, Scott Holder (Treasurer), PO Box 36, Bonnots Mill, MO 65016. $10/yr Potomac Wargamers Review, Walter Simon, 12905 Layhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906, $18/12 issues SAGA Newsletter, (Ancients), T.L. Gore, 890 Janes Rd, Rochester, NY 14612, e-mail:06185@msn.com, $25/6

Seven Years War Association Journal, James Mitchell, 147 N. Jackson St, Crown Point, IN 46307, $30/4 issues

The Citadel, (HMGS NW), c/o Mark Serafin, 2614 Rucker Ave #14, Everett, WA 98201, $10

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